An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer and is the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System that serves as a host for all the software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be set up on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in VPS Servers

Our VPS server plans come with three Linux releases which you could pick from for the Operating System of your new web server - Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. In addition to being absolutely free, the OSs are very stable and risk-free and the key reason to offer you the 3 of them is to ensure that you will be able to run each application that you'd like, since different pieces of software could have different requirements when it comes to the environment they can be used on. Each one of the three OSs is supported by a huge community of developers who have made many hundreds of software packages which you can set up and use on your VPS. In accordance with the Operating System that you pick, you will also be able to choose between three different Control Panels to take care of your web hosting content. Of course, in case you decide that you need a new OS, we can always reinstall the server with it. As an additional upgrade, we also offer weekly updates of the Operating System for maximum stability and security.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

In case you decide to get one of our dedicated servers, you shall find three Operating Systems on the registration page as we want to give you a larger choice for the system environment on your machine as different apps can have certain requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their large support communities, so you can select each of these OSs and enjoy a reliable and secure hosting service. Depending on your choice, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System if the one you've selected in the beginning doesn't meet the requirements of the software that you want to run. We can also update the OS routinely in order to keep it as risk-free as possible with our Managed Services upgrade package.